New Releases For List Members
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Kelley Fox Wines Carter Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
It’s such an honour to be able to make wine from these old, organically farmed vines at this historic vineyard owned by Ken and Karen Wright of Ken Wright Cellars. The vines were planted on their own roots back in 1983. 2019 was my first year working with Carter.
The 2021 is a transparent, deep red that is youthful with blue notes. The lush, fresh nose has rich red fruits, subtle spices, and minerals. In the mouth there is a powerful presence- a stillness- a restraint and a waiting- that is weightless. It’s full of strawberries and other berries (like Marionberries). This wine feels alive and ineffably beautiful.
Appellation: Eola-Amity Hills A.V.A.
Picking Date: 19 September 2021
Élevage: 10 months in tight-grained, neutral French oak Burgundy barrels
Bottling Date: 27 May 2022
Alcohol: 13.0 %
Whole Cluster: 30%
Cases Produced: (322) cases
Kelley Fox Wines Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
I’m thrilled to offer you my first Pinot noir from Freedom Hill Vineyard, owned and farmed by the Dusschee family. Only seven barrels of this wine comprise this bottling. It’s deeper red than my other Pinots, and both youthful and transparent. I love the hint of violets on the nose carried by red fruits, subtle spices on ocean air. Overall, this wine is deeper than my other bottlings, and the mouth is full of just-ripe blackberries with a hint of salinity and cola. This Freedom Hill is delicious and has a fine focus that continues through the long finish. I can’t wait to make more of this wine.
Appellation: Willamette Valley A.V.A. (the 2022 bottling will bear its new sub-AVA designation)
Picking Date: 9 September 2021
Élevage: 10 months in tight-grained, neutral French oak Burgundy barrels
Bottling Date: 23 June 2022
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Whole Cluster: 50%
Cases Produced: (154) cases
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Kelley Fox Wines Weber Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
This is my third Pinot produced from Weber Vineyard, a beautiful vineyard just down Worden Hill Road from Maresh Vineyard that I have prized for a very long time. The vines in this block were planted in 1983 on their own roots. Strong, old Oregon oak trees and towering old maples guard the southern part of my block for this wine, while the eastern border of my block is a wild, mixed forest filled with unseen songbirds singing during the light hours. The Weber 2021 is a medium, youthful, and rich tone of red with brilliant transparency. The classic Dundee Hills nose is pure-fruited, inviting, and full red and blue berries and subtle spices. The mouth has beautiful, silken texture full of strawberries and raspberries. It has nice acidity and fine structure that has a long, silky, and weightless finish. When I wrote these notes, this wine felt like it should be in a fairy tale.
Appellation: Dundee Hills A.V.A.
Picking Date: 24 and 26 September 2021 (from Block 5 self-rooted Pommard vines planted in 1983)
Barrels: neutral Burgundy barrels (228L) made from tight-grain French forests
Bottling Date: 23 June 2022
Alcohol: 13.0 %
Whole Cluster: 30%
Cases Produced: 466 cases
2023 Willamette Valley Chardonnay
2023 is the third vintage of this Chardonnay bottling produced from a vineyard I love and respect tremendously: Freedom Hill Vineyard. Because these vines are young, I’ve put them in a label drawn by my younger daughter, Violet, depicting a snowy owl about to light onto a Western hemlock branch. As these vines mature, they will increasingly transmit the unique place on earth that they are in relationship with.
Beautiful pale lemon yellow in appearance, this Chardonnay is brilliant and transparent in the glass. The nose has hints of vanilla along with creamy tropical fruits, mixed citrus, and soft minerals. These delicious fruits are perfectly balanced by its fresh acidity. The mouth mirrors the nose, and the texture and finish are silky and pleasing. I hope you enjoy this Chardonnay as much as I do!
Appellation: Willamette Valley A.V.A.
Picking Date: 6 September 2023
Barrels: No barrels. Primary and malolactic fermentation along with elévage in stainless tank.
Bottling Date: 9 April 2024
Alcohol: 13.0 %
Cases Produced: (623) cases
2023 Weber Vineyard Chardonnay
I’m thrilled to offer another vintage of Chardonnay from these self-rooted vines planted in 1983 from my Pinot noir blocks at Weber. I don’t have enough fruit every vintage to be able to make this wine. The highest yield to date is only a half-ton, and it’s so worth it!
This Weber is a pale, transparent, pastel yellow. It has a creamy citrus nose with hints of vanilla with abundant oceanic/marine minerality and freshness. The mouth is mixed citrus but is more complex than that. The Weber 2023 is neither fat nor lean, and has disarming purity. There’s a hint of brine and oyster shell. It’s youthful, has racy acidity, and has a lovely texture and long finish. It needs time, and I can’t wait to try this again in a year or two.
Appellation: Dundee Hills A.V.A.
Picking Date: 24 September 2023
Élevage: primary and secondary fermentations in a small, stainless tank
Bottling Date: 9 April 2024
Alcohol: 13.0 %
Cases Produced: (28) cases